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James Q. Lynch
I’ve been covering Iowa news for more than four decades. As the politics and state government reporter for The Gazette since 2000, I’ve covered the Iowa Legislature and state politics, as well as Iowa’s first-in-the-nation presidential caucuses. I also host reporters from around the state in a weekly discussion of political developments on the On Iowa Politics podcast. I’m a regular panelist on Iowa Public Television’s weekly “Iowa Press” public affairs program and an enthusiastic participant in The Gazette’s Pints and Politics discussion of, what else, politics.
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Latest Articles by James Q. Lynch
Government & Politics Sep. 3, 2013 10:21 am4399d ago
Iowa congressmen are offering only conditional support for President Obama’s call for military action against Syria. Although he finds the …
Government & Politics Sep. 2, 2013 4:55 pm4400d ago
Chants of “Obama lies/Grandma dies” and “Health care now” that resounded from raucous town hall meetings four years ago are …
News Aug. 31, 2013 9:00 am4402d ago
Linn County cities are likely to spend the bulk of revenue from a 10-year extension of the local-option sales tax …
Government & Politics Aug. 29, 2013 4:41 pm4404d ago
In the three months he has been exploring a bid for governor, Sen. Jack Hatch has discovered Iowa “is a …
Campaigns & Elections Aug. 29, 2013 11:36 am4404d ago
If there’s any truth in the allegations that he violated Senate rules or campaign laws, Sen. Kent Sorenson should resign …
Campaigns & Elections Aug. 28, 2013 2:20 pm4405d ago
A Republican U.S. Senate hopeful wants to know why Rep. Bruce Braley, a champion of ObamaCare in the past, has …
Government & Politics Aug. 26, 2013 10:24 am4407d ago
The Nuclear Neighborhoods series continues with a presentation on the controversial Iranian nuclear program at 7 p.m. Aug. 27 at the …
Government & Politics Aug. 23, 2013 11:11 am4410d ago
DUBUQUE – A quartet of GOP U.S. Senate hopefuls spent the evening singing to the choir and asking them to …
Government & Politics Aug. 21, 2013 7:00 pm4412d ago
Listening to a roomful of farmers – some actively engaged, some retired and others somewhere in between – discuss the …
Government & Politics Aug. 21, 2013 6:19 pm4412d ago
In her three months on the job, Iowa State Auditor Mary Mosiman has found Iowa to be in pretty good …
Health Care and Medicine Aug. 20, 2013 5:10 pm4413d ago
Gov. Terry Branstad had little, if any, success changing the minds of mental health providers who said the state has …
Government & Politics Aug. 20, 2013 4:18 pm4413d ago
Although just 26 years old, Rep. Anesa Kajtazovic believes she has the experience necessary to serve northeast Iowans in the …
News Aug. 20, 2013 6:00 am4413d ago
After six weeks of exploring a candidacy for the U.S. House in Iowa’s 1 st District, Rep. Anesa Kajtazovic is …
Local Government Aug. 16, 2013 12:16 pm4417d ago
In a district that votes 5 percent more Democratic than the nation as a whole, Steve Rathje believes a Republican …
Government & Politics Aug. 16, 2013 12:16 pm4417d ago
Royce Phillips, a former two-term mayor of Tiffin, is seeking the Republican nomination in Iowa Senate 39, an open-seat district …